Glove protector



July 24, 1956 E. J. HUBBMAN GLOVE PROTECTOR Filed Sept. 28, 1953 INVENTOR Earl Joseph Hubbman ATTORNEY United States Patent GLOVE PROTECTOREarl J. Hubbman, Florissant, M0., assignor to Gustave Miller,Washington, D. C.

Application September 28, 1953, Serial No. 382,765

2 Claims. (Cl. 2-17) The present invention relates generally to weldingequipment and specifically to a glove protector for the welders hand.

Welders experience burns and annoyances of molten metal splattering ontotheir gloved hands especially when working below the metal being welded.The molten metal adheres to the gloves and hardens them until they crackor burn, exposing the fingers, hands and wrists of the welder to theheat and other splattering of metal.

Briefly described, the present invention is a soft and pliable sleeve ofleather or other fire resistant material together with a clasp whichmakes it readily attachable to an electrode holder at the hinge point.The special clasp is covered with insulating material at its exposedsurfaces which not only prevents burning of the clasp parts if theyshould accidentally touch the work but also resists adherence of flyingmetal particles resulting from the struck arc.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a flexible protectorto be fastened to a welders electrode holder.

Another object of the invention is to provide a relatively removableclasp which will hold the sleeve in position around the hinge point ofthe electrode holder.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an inexpensivelyconstructed protector for the hands of the welder.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be morefully apparent in the description when taken in connection with thedrawings, in which:

Fig. l is a plan view of the semi-circular sheet of leather showing theattachment of a portion of the fastening device in expanded view,

Fig. 2 shows in perspective view a strip of metal positioned and readyto be folded over the edge of the leather,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the metal in clamped position withthe ends formed,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the metal strip clamped to a fragmentaryportion of the leather and also showing a portion of the fastening wiretraversing one rolled end,

Fig. 5 is an edge view of the fastening wire,

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the fully shaped fastening wire,

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the protector glove in correctposition for fastening,

Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing the movement of the fastening wireon their closed position, and

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Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic representation of the protector glove securedaround an electrode holder.

Referring more in particular to the drawing in which like numeralsindicate like parts throughout the several views, in Fig. 1 asemi-circular piece of leather is shown to have a cut-out portion 11 anda notched portion 12. The one edge 13 has a clasp bar 14 folded over itand stamped to have tabs 15 and 16 rolled upwardly and downwardly,respectively, to receive the formed wire fastener 17. Clasp bar 14 alsohas pointed lugs 19 made by a punching tool in staggered rows forpenetrating and securing the leather at its edge 13. The wire 17 may besprung apart at 18 to be inserted in the hole formed in the rolled-undertab 16.

In Fig. 9 it will be seen that the leather can be pulled snug around theelectrode holder 21 at the hinge point 22 at which point it is mostsatisfactorily snug and not easily displaced. Thusly formed, it leavesroom for the operators clasping of the handle and electrode pincher.

In Fig. 8 a portion of the fastening wire 17 is shown covered withinsulating material 23 and the end bent-over tab 15 is also covered withthe material to protect the wire 17 from flash burn or accidental flashcontact with the work.

The cut-out portion 11 is preferably also indicated by dotted lines 24in order that the welder may cut this to fit the particular electrodeholder he is using.

While only a single embodiment of the invention has been shown, manychanges and modifications may be made without departing from the spiritand scope of the invention, in which is claimed:

1. A glove protector for a welder adapted to fit over an electrodeholder, comprising a semi-circular leather piece having a relativelysmall cut-out portion of semicircular shape midway of the straight sidethereof, a longitudinal metal clasp secured along the entire length ofone half of the straight side of said piece, said metal clasp havingrolled ends to form at one end a hinge hole, and at the other end a wirereceiving hole, a U-shaped spring wire bent to substantially the outlineof said clasp having its bight in said hinge hole of said clasp, thefree ends of the sides of said wire being bent at right angles to enterinwardly from each side the other hole in said clasp whereby the otherhalf of the straight side of said piece may be clamped between saidclasp and said wire to form a cone with an opening formed by saidcut-out portion.

2. The device of claim 1, and insulation between the hinge end of saidclasp and the bight of said wire.

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